Social Studies Units

Grades K-12

Kindergarten

Me / Safe and Responsible Citizens
/ All About Me and What I Can Be
/

My Country and Its Celebrations

/
1st Grade
Family /

Citizens of the United States

/ My Own Family Past and Present / Comparing and Contrasting Family in other Countries /
2nd Grade
Citizen /

The Role of Citizenship in History & Government

/

The Role of Citizenship in Geography and Global Perspectives

/

The Role of Citizenship in Economics

/
3rd Grade
Communities / Communities Past & Present – Change & Continuity /

Communities Past & Present – Cultural Unity & Diversity

/ Communities Past & Present – Interdependence
4th Grade
Idaho History / Geography & Native Americans
/ Growth and Expansion
/

Government: People, Resources & Economic Issues of Today

/
5th Grade
U.S. History / Colonization of America
/ Forming a Nation
/

A Nation Divided and Reconstructed

/
6th Grade
World History / Prehistoric Society: Survival / River Valley Civilizations / Early Civilizations of Latin America / Classical Foundations of Greece and Rome / The Rise of Feudalism
7th Grade
World History /

Renaissance: Arts, Science, Culture, Reformation & Exploration (1350-1650)

/

Age of Enlightenment: Philosophy, Government & Revolution

(1650s-1800s)

/ Age of Industry
1750s-1900s
/ Age of Global Interaction
(20th Century)
8th Grade
1 Semester
Geography /

Tools of Geography

/ Physical Geography /

Human/Environmental Interaction

/
9th Grade 1 Semester
Global Perspectives / Europe
Global Perspectives / North Africa & the Middle East
Global Perspectives /

Asia

Global Perspectives /

Latin America

Global Perspectives / Sub Saharan Africa
Global Perspectives

10th Grade Early U.S. History

/

Colonial America (1450-1750)

/

The American Revolution (1750-1783)

/ Framing of the American Government (1783-1791) /

Forming of a Nation

(1788-1832)

/

Westward Expansion (1820-1890)

/

Sectionalism & Reform (1820-1860)

/ Civil War and Reconstruction
(1860-1877) /
11th Grade 20th Century U.S. History / Industrialization/
Immigration/
Progressivism (1870-1920) / Imperialism/WWI
(1880-1919) /

From Boom to Bust

(1920s & 1930s)

/

WWII

(1933-1945) /

Post WWII/ Cold War (1944-1962)

Era of Social Change (1948-1968) / Vietnam Era
(1964-1975) / Conservative Reemergence
(1976-1991) / U.S. as a Global Leader (1991-Current)
12th Grade 1 Semester
Economics / Basic Economic Concepts / Supply & Demand / Microeconomics / Personal Finance /

Macroeconomics

/

Globalization

12th Grade
American Government / American Government: Origin and Structure

History

/ Election Politics

Political Behavior

/ The Legislative Branch

The Lawmaking Process

/

The Executive Branch

Structure, Power & Foreign Policy

/ The Judicial Branch
Structure & Justice / State & Local Citizenship

September 2013